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How to Connect a Laptop to a TV
What is HDMI? Most of the instructional guides out there focus on how to connect an older computer to a TV – via a DVI, VGA, S-Video or a RCA connection. The problem with this approach is that analog video cables, such as these, break down the picture signal into three different cables — [...]
Educational Cartoons with Netflix
Entertain & Educate with Streaming Video No one wants to stick their kid in front of the television all day, but sometimes parents just need a break – and there is no easier way to get that break than letting your child tune out to their favorite show. The trick is to make sure that [...]
Finding a Cable Alternative
Dumping DirectTV for Tivo Guest post by Chris Sully of JumpstartMyPC.com About this time last year I decided that enough was enough! The latest DirecTV bill had arrived and I opened it to find yet another price increase. I looked back at some old paperwork and found that my monthly bill had ballooned from $51 (May 2002) [...]
Why I Canceled Cable?
KilltheCableBill.com is Interviewed by Fire Finder I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Anthony Pica of The Fire Finder earlier this week. The Fire Finder is an excellent blog that helps people cut through the B.S. of the finance world. Much like Kill the Cable Bill, this site is different. You will [...]
Stream TV Scams
Scam Sites that Promise Digital TV for your PC If you spend anytime at all searching for how to watch your favorite TV shows online, the best TV streaming sites, or how to cancel cable, you will quickly find that the Internet is flooded with pseudo (fraudulent) sites offering streaming videos and pay to play programs [...]
The Future of TV is Online
Yahoo! Online TV Survey – 4 Findings The Future of TV is Online: Every day consumers are canceling cable, and are watching TV videos online (streaming videos), and on their TVs. The convergence of TV and Internet is here ( FreeTV ). To help make sense of this new landscape Yahoo! recently surveyed DSL-connected households in the [...]
Top 5 Reasons to Get Rid of Cable
Getting Rid of Cable Just Makes Sense: 1. TIME: Too much television is a waste of time. If you cancel cable and only watch your favorite TV shows, you can spend more time with your friends and family. 2. MONEY: a cable or satellite subscription costs at least two times as much (on a monthly basis) as it [...]
Cord Cutters: Lose the Cable, but not the TV
Your Favorite TV Shows, Online and On Your TV Cord Cutting is a fast growing trend. According to a new report by The Convergence Consulting Group, over the past two years 800,000 households in the US have canceled cable subscriptions; and the number of cable cancellations is estimated to increase to 1.6 million by the end of 2011. [...]
